The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-27

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was published in the Massachusetts,. Couuecti-
cut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont
Almanack," in 1899. and the second in ssBenia.
min Vests Rhode Island Almanac of 1906 ..h
THE German Empress recently received Nine
Albani and conversed pleasantly with her for
three-quarters Of an hour. During the audience
the Emperor, who had been out for drive,
entered the Empress's room and conversed
graciously with the popular artistic. The EN-
press expressed her surprise that the doctors had
permitted his Majesty to 60 out, to which the
Emeror replied: s'Well, they forbid it. but Invent
all the same"
THE florist of the White House is Henry Pills
ter. Swiss. who learned his art in the gardens
of the wealthy banker, Shulteness of Zurich.
He came to this country in 1872, and became
florist on the estate Of Jay Cooke, at Walnut
Hills, near Cincinnati. His skill attracted at
tention, and he was called to the White House
in 1877 Out of the annual appropriation Of 3d.
600 he has placed the Conservatives Of tho exec
utive mansion among the striking features OF
Washington sights.
THE opinion of Matthew Arnold upon Amer
leans is contained in a recent magazine article.
He says: 1.-The Americans are too self-laudatory.
to apt to force the tone, and thereby. as Sainre
Beuve says. to give offense. The best way for
them to make us forgive and forget this Is to
produce what is simple and sterling. Instead OF
primers of American literature, let them bring
forth moro maxims OF Poor Richard; instead OF
assurances that they are the greatest nation
upon the EARTH let them give us more Lees,
Llncolns, Shermans and Grants
MORTIMER McRoBERTs and Maud G. Mans.
field were married in Cincinnati the other day,
| and. after the ceremony, McRoberts went to the
hotel Office to pay his bill. carrying small hand
bag. After getting receipt he hurried to his
| bride, leaving the bag on the floor under the
cashiers window. In about fifteen minutes he
returned, pale as a ghost, and gasped: did 1
| leave my satchel herew Without a word the
| clerk handed it to him, and with sigh of relief
he grabbed and opened it. Then the eyes Of the
| clerk stuck out with establishment for the bag
| WAS full Of money 1t contained q round $50
| 600.
cit is a matter of regret and surprise to me,
continued Miss Phoebe Couzns, recently, s'that
so few women study law The legal profession
| is much more liberal minded and generous ia
welcoming women into its ranks than the medt-
CAL and, particularly, the clerical professions.
The only way l can account for it is that the
study of the law seems dry, or that they dread
coming into such constant contact with men.
| When the latter is the only reason wonder that
| the women Go not fit themselves for practice In
the Probate Court, which Is profitable and de.
mands much less publicity" Miss Couzins has
made herself independents through tho practice
OF her profession, which consists largely OF Civ.
ing legal counsel and advice to women.
THE late A. ". Moore, one of the ablost Of
Englands permanent civil service, was a notable
mountain-climber. He once went from Cour.
mayeur over the top of Mont Blanc to Cha
mounix In single day, one of the most remark
able feats on record 1t was he, also, who made
the first ascent of Mount Elburz in the Caucasus
the loftiest peak in Europe. In 1871 he became
honorary secretary of the Alpine Club and was
one of the most effective and certainly one of the
most amusing speakers who took part III its pro-
ceedings He was gifted with extraordinarily
accurate memory, and with a large fund Of
ready humor One of his friends Of the Alpine
Club, who mad named each of three or four chill
dren after particular Swiss peaks once applied
to him to suggest suitable Names the sans
lines, for twins that had recently arrived. Quick
| as thought came the answer: "Or course you
must call the boy Monty and the girl Rosa